East Grand Rapids High School - Interlochen Yearbook (East Grand Rapids, MI)

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BOTTOM ROW: Donald Cargill, Roberl Bellew, William Seidman, Jack Adan.s, Dan VavAn'wero, Ralph Poller, Frederick Mueller, Dewey Engelsrna. SECOND ROW: Gordon Darrah,William VanderiBerg Nelson Swaflhoul, James Cook lVice Presidenll, Jack Swain lPresidenll, Dorolhy Pelersen, Margaiel Rillenger lSecrelaryl, Minnie Marsh, Elhelyn Danley, Mary Jean Wood, Mariory Low, THIRD ROW: Lila Hicks, Dorolhy Jenkins, Clarissa Parsons, Belly Kennedy, Donna Weiss, Mary Jane Kleaver, Eiane Decker, Elizabelh Robinson, Barbara Squires, Lillian Peck, Belly Jeanne Cook, Mariorie Bouse, Gloria Newland. FOURTH ROW: Roberla Bauer, Barbara Pierce, Belly lou Kuslerer, Calherine B'ack, Therese Kroone, Nancy Schermerhorn, Judy Morrill, Doris Zimmer, Jane Talialerro, Dcrolhy Joselly, Barbara Fausl. FIFTH ROW: William Kaechele, Edward Ellis, Louis Andrews, James Kelsey, Roberl Hess, Gregory Deliyan, Ricnaro Marcellus, Harvey Hill, Roberl Kenyon, Jack Plalle, David Hagerman. SIXTH ROW: Robert Carlson, John Fairchild, Rooerr Sprile, Roberl Meech, Frank Pelerson, Roberl Nickel, Roberl Edison, Roberl Johnson, Hudson Chervenka, Miss DeJonge lfsdviserl. ABSENT FROM PICTURE: Jean Green lifreasurerj, Barbara Mcfxvoy, Lyman Pallen, Helen Miller, Carol Humphrey Barbara Frilz. SOPI-IOMORES The greeling which Miss DeJonge llung me as l walked inlo lhe room ol lhe lenlh grade was anylhing bul ellusive. No, lhe greeling was rm! ellusive. Imighl even say lhal il was somewhal cold, a lacl which wor- ried me nol a Iillle as I sal wailing palienlly lor her lo linish lormenling some non-malhemalically minded sophomore. Finally she did linish, and I pul on my mosl ingralialing smile. l'm aller lhe aclivilies ol lhe lenlh grade lhis lime, Miss DeJonge. Aller l said lhis, l realized lhal il did nol sound exaclly righl, bul il was loo lale lo do anylhing aboul il. I smiled again expeclanlly. She smiled, loo. l've always had a warm spol in my hearl lor lhe sophomores. They're iusl enlering high school, and so anxious lo do lhings - lo accomplish somelhing. And lhey usually do, loo. I nodded. Our lirsl big evenl ol lhe year was lhe Chrislmas parly. Jack Swain and Dorolhy Joselly were co-chairmen lor lhal. ll was one ol lhe nicesl parlies l've ever allended. There were singing and a round ol games. Allerward, ol course, we served relreshmenls. ll was a very simple parly. ll woulon'r have appealed lo the seniors. because we had loo much lun. Then we enlered a lree in lhe b g Chrislmas Parly. We won lhal conlesl and gol lhe dollar prize. lThe Sludenl Council gol lour lrees wilh which lo decorale lhe audilorium.l The sopho- mores were guile pulled up aboul il, lhough, so l guess il was all righl. Yes, l suppose il was all in lhe spiril ol good lun, I said. B-ul lell me, Miss DeJonge, was lhere any oulslanding achievemenl which will serve lo keep lhe memory ol lhis class alive lhroughoul lhe years? ll was prelly proud ol lhal senlence.l Yes, lhere was. We were especially prom- inenl in alhlelics lhis year. Five ol our boys, Bill Seidman, Doug Moore, Wes Slonehouse, Dick Williams, and Claude Youdan, received maior lellers in loolballf' l looked properly impressed. And lhen we had lour girls on lhe badminlon leam. And lhey were represenled on lhe baskel- ball learn, loof' 'A wonderlul accomplishmenl, no less, I saicl, playlully, pul subsided inlo wounded silence al lhe look l received. Miss DeJonge now said somelhing which sur- prised me lo say lhe leasl. Now, I know lhal you wanl lo gel oul ol here as quickly and gracelully as l do so lel's consider lhe inlerview al an end.

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BOTTOM ROW: James Pavrefe, Allan Parrelr Rlehard Oaulhw, Carmen Webb Rebew 5-Ieuvelhargl Frederick Josekly L,n'i Soivcs, Richurd Howala. SECOND ROW: Ru'l' Tillison, Judy Louls, Janel l-ra'se'., Maran Swarvheaf, Sfephen Bryan? Richard S'eke'ee, Jerry Mulder, Priiip He,boer, Frederick Currier Edward Richards, Jean Rel:-rsen, Anne Daria Fox. THIRD ROW: Mildred Jenkins, Mary Ellen Pleune IPresiden'J Eileen Kollerberg, Jane Farrarrl, Belly Tornga, Doro'hy Ballard, Virginia Widney, Palricia Clark, Carclyn Slolz, Gloria Marks, Eleanor DeYourg, May Eqner, Palsy Baker, Lois He dslao. FOURTH ROW: Alice I-Iaan, Polly Bellew? Narcy Steele, Conslar-ce Cargill, Nancy El'ell, Virginia Sl. John, Dawn Baker, Jean Jacobs, Margaret Nichols, Belly Luoelsky, Francelia Whillield, Doris Barnell. FIFTH ROW: Belly Jure Thompson, Lcraine Wyngarden, Clark Wierhake, Dorald Serneyn, Monroe Talialerro, Richard Wilson, Marlin Sprile, Reber' Taylor, Jack Du'nner, Charles Mellarn, Horner Preslon, John Moore IVice-Presidenll. SIXTH ROW: Mr. McBride lAdviserl, Robert Darrah, James Roof Kennefh Hicks, Jack Hill, Jack Kennedy, Wayne Williar-ns, Frederick Gygax, Don Farrarh Jer-y lugllav, Frank Aosey, 'NiiI'a'r Fausl, ABSENT FROM PICTURE' Mary Youdan, Belly Jane Verley, Verarnae Adams. EIGHTI-I GRADE Mr. McBride did nol seem parlicularly quieled by my proTessionaI-looking nole pad and pencil. I-Ie eyed iT nervously. For some reason or olher. people, upon being inlerviewed, are sTricken wilh an aImosT compIeTe paralysis oT The Tacial muscles il Their inlerviewer makes a poinl oT Tak- ing down The conversalion, word Tor word. I puT The pad away and nolicecl a look ol reIieT pass over Mr. McBride's Tace. I-le appeared ready To work on, so I said, You have been The home room Teacher ol The eighTh grade Tor several years, now, havenil you, Mr, McBride? I-le answered in The aTTirmaTive. 'VVeII Then, considering your experience wilh eighlh grades in general, whal do you Think oT The presenl class? He answered as I knew he would, This is one ol The Three besl classes Thal I have ever had The pnvilege To know. Then They have been aclive This year? Oh, exceedingly so. The Tirsl Thing They did 'hal branded Them as an exceplional class was 'o elecl a girl presidenl f-somelhing lhal I have sever w?Tnessed belore. I+ mighl have been sa IiTTIe diTTerenT in The Senior Class, bul Tor a girl To arise above The scorn and conlempl OT her male classmales in The eighlh grade is simply amazing. I-Ie paused To wipe his brow. I said, Didn'l The room puT on some sorT oT play IasT TaII7i' Yes, ThaT was Tor NaTionaI Educalion Week. The pupils wroTe and produced The play. We also had weekly dancing classes in The caleleria. 'To Tell The TruTh, he conlinued, 'They're a lillle Too acTive. They're always aTTer me To do somelhing. They wanl a school picnic, now. I suppose l'll have To IeT Them have iT, all righT. I can'T asserT mysell, anymore. I Think l'll app.y Tor a Transler To The senior room. Illd be a Iillle quieler, There. Mr. McBride opened his moulh To say some' Thing and closed fl again. A sTricken look crepl over his Tace. 'I-Iere They come nowf he mul' Tered. lm going. IT you wan' anylhing else come around again some Time. l-Ie hurried ouT The door, and I, IeTT in The palh oT a lhunoerrq herd ol eighlh graders def c'ded lhal I had be'Ter leave Too.